List of Ukrainian flags

The following is a list of flags of Ukraine.

The national flag of Ukraine in flagpole

State flag

Main article: Flag of Ukraine

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918–1921; 1992–present	State flag and Naval Jack	Two stripes of blue (top) and yellow (bottom). The flag was originally founded during the revolutions of 1848.
		Vertical variant of State flag

Presidential Standard

Main article: Flag of the President of Ukraine

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1999	Presidential standard of Ukraine.	The yellow Tryzub, within a yellow border made of leaves, on a blue field.

Military flags

Main article: Flags of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Flags of service branches

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2006–present	Flag of the Ministry of Defence	A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center.
		Flag of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces	A raspberry color field with the emblem of the General Staff in the center.
		Flag of the Armed Forces	A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Armed Forces in the center.
		Flag of the Ground Forces	A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ground Forces in the center.
		Flag of the Navy	A blue cross with the national flag located in the canton.
		Flag of the Air Force	A blue field with the emblem of the Air Force in the center.
	2017–present	Flag of the Air Assault Forces	A purple field with the emblem of the Air Assault Forces in the center.
		Flag of the Special Operations Forces	A grey field with the emblem of the Special Operations Forces in the center.
	2023–present	Flag of the Marine Corps	A teal field with a dark blue cross and the emblem of the Marine Corps in the center.

Command Standards

Flag	Name
	Standard of the Minister of Defense
	Standard of the Chief of the General Staff
	Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Ground Forces
	Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Air Force
	Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Navy
	Standard of the Commander-in-Chief of National Guard
	Standard of the Head of Border Guard
	Standard of Ukrainian DSNS Head
	Ukrainian Department of the State Guard Head Standard
	Standard of Ukrainian Security Service Head
	Standard of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Maritime flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2006–	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
	1997–	Search and rescue ships
		Auxiliary ships
	2001–	Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine	Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
	1993–	Sea Guard jack of Ukraine
	1918–	Pennant	Blue cross.
	2001–	Sea Guard Pennant	Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
	N/A	Red Cross for hospital ships	Red cross.

Naval flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1992–1997	Naval jack of Ukraine
	N/A	Naval jack of Ukraine
	1993–2001	Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine
	1918, 1992–present	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
	N/A	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner.
	1994–2006	Naval ensign of Ukraine	Blue cross.

Personal naval flags

Flag	Date	Use
	April 7, 1997 –	President of Ukraine.
		Flag of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
		Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Navy.
		Ukrainian Minister of Defence flag at sea.
	January 19, 1999 –	Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag.
		Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag.
		Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag.
		Ukrainian Navy Commander of Ship Group flag.

Former flags

Flag	Date	Use
	April 7, 1997 – January 19, 1999	Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag.
		Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag.
		Flag of Deputy Commander of the Navy.
		Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag.

Government and non-military security forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
	2002	Security Service of Ukraine
	2008	Special Communications Service Ensign
		Internal troops of Ministry of Internal Affairs
	2014	National Guard flag	Blue field with National Guard logo in the center.
		State Emergency Service
		State Emergency Service
	2003	Customs Service Ensign
		Anti-Monopoly Committee Ensign
	2004	State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate Ensign
	2003	State Statistics Service Ensign
	2006	State Service for Financial Monitoring Ensign
	2003	State Reserve Agency Ensign
		Treasury of Ukraine
	2016	State Service for Transportation Safety

Flags of Ukrainian regions

Main article: Flags of the regions of Ukraine

Flags of oblasts

Flag	Use	Date	Description
	Flag of Poltava Oblast	2000	Yellow Cossack cross on a blue field
	Flag of Cherkasy Oblast	1998	Oblast coat of arms on blue field
	Flag of Kyiv Oblast	1999
	Flag of Chernihiv Oblast	2000
	Flag of Sumy Oblast	2000	Oblast coat of arms on blue field
	Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast	2003
	Flag of Vinnytsia Oblast	1997
	Flag of Khmelnytskyi Oblast	2002
	Flag of Lviv Oblast
	Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast	2001
	Flag of Ternopil Oblast	2003
	Flag of Chernivtsi Oblast	2001
	Flag of Zakarpattia Oblast	2009
	Flag of Volyn Oblast	2004
	Flag of Rivne Oblast	2005
	Flag of Kirovohrad Oblast	1998
	Flag of Kharkiv Oblast	1999	Oblast coat of arms on crimson field
	Flag of Donetsk Oblast	1999
	Flag of Luhansk Oblast	1998	Oblast coat of arms in top left corner, surrounded by seventeen yellow and fourteen white stars
	Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast	2002
	Flag of Mykolaiv Oblast	2001
	Flag of Odesa Oblast	2002
	Flag of Kherson Oblast	2001
	Flag of Zaporizhzhia Oblast	2001

Flags of cities with special status

Flag	Use	Date	Description
	Flag of Kyiv	1995	Archangel Michael, holding flaming sword and shield.
	Flag of Sevastopol	2000	Seal of the city.

Flags of other cities

Flag	Use	Date	Description
	Flag of Cherkasy	1995
	Flag of Chernihiv	2008
	Flag of Chernivtsi
	Flag of Konotop
	Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk	1995
	Flag of Khmelnytskyi	1997
	Flag of Kropyvnytskyi	1996
	Flag of Lviv	1991
	Flag of Lutsk	2007
	Flag of Bila Tserkva
	Flag of Poltava
	Flag of Rivne	1993
	Flag of Sumy	2000
	Flag of Ternopil	1993
	Flag of Vinnytsia
	Flag of Uzhhorod	1990
	Flag of Zhytomyr	2007

Historical flags

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1119–1349

Cossack Hetmanate

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1649–1764	Flag of the Cossack Hetmanate

Ukraine (1917–1921)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1917–1918	Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic (unofficial)
	1918–1921	Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the West Ukrainian People's Republic and the Ukrainian State

Maritime flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918	Naval flag
	1918	Naval flag of the Ukrainian State
	1918–1921	Naval flag of the Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian People's Republic
	September 17, 1918	Naval Standard of the Hetman of Ukraine
		Hetman as the Admiral
		Flag of a member of the Hetman family in the admiral rank
		Flag of the Black Sea Fleet Commander
		Flag of the War Minister
		Flag of the Marine Minister
		Flag of Comrade Marine Minister
		Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff
		Flag of the Chief of the General Naval Staff
		Flag of the Chief of the Marine General Headquarters
		Flag of the General Commander of the Naval Forces
		Flag of the Chief Commandant of the ports of the Black and Azov Seas
		Flag of the Port Commandant
		Flag of the Ambassador of the Ukrainian State
		Flag of the Messengers (heads of diplomatic missions)
		Flag of the Consul General, Consul and Vice-Consul
		Rear Admiral
		Vice Admiral
		Admiral
	1918	Naval jack

Royal family standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918	Personal Standard of Pavlo Skoropadskyi
		Royal Standard of the Hetman of Ukraine (land use only)
		Royal Standard of the Wife of the Hetman of Ukraine	See Oleksandra Skoropadska
		Royal Standard of the Prince of the Hetman of Ukraine
		Royal Standard of the Princess of the Hetman of Ukraine

Foreign flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1569–1587	Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Union of Lublin.
	1587–1629	Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
	1804–1867	Flag of the Austrian Empire	Most of Western Ukraine was a part of the Austrian Empire after the partitions of Poland.
	1772–1849	Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria	Austrian regional flags of the regions populated by Ukrainians
	1849–1890	Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria
	1890–1918	Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria
	1696–1917	Flag of the Russian Empire	Most Ukrainian territories were under the rule of the Russian Empire after 1764.
	1858–1896	Flag of the Russian Empire
	1955–1991	Flag of the Soviet Union
	1919–1929	Flag of Soviet Ukraine	Each Soviet republic had its own flag.
	1929–1937
	1937–1950
	1950–1992
	1941–1944	Reichskommissariat Ukraine	Flag of Third Reich used during the German occupation times.

Other flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1941–present	Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Banderite) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army	Bicolor of black and red
	1930s–present	Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Melnykite) (unofficial until 1955)	Tryzub on a blue field

External links

• Історія українського прапору (in Ukrainian)
• Проголошення УНР (1917) (in Ukrainian)

• Ukraine portal